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it's because barack obama was for it. and what you've had over the last four years, and i guess i'm disagreeing with joe a bit here, is the republican party was far more obsessed with preventing obama from succeeding than it was from -- than it was interested in having the country succeed. there are a lot of things in obamacare that could have been inserted if the republicans had played, malpractice and insurance being at the top of the list. >> they were scared by the tea party. they were scared by that whole debate in august of '09. and they never got back to what john heilemann pointed out could be a conservative responsibility argument for the individual mandate. >> and to joe's point, the bipartisanship argument is a powerful argument except for the fact that you can't run on that in a republican primary. and no republicans wanted to hear from mitt romney, i can work with the other party, having achieved all their success on opposing the other par party. and the problem is that the primaries and the general election
it's because barack obama was for it. and what you've had over the last four years, and i guess i'm disagreeing with joe a bit here, is the republican party was far more obsessed with preventing obama from succeeding than it was from -- than it was interested in having the country succeed. there are a lot of things in obamacare that could have been inserted if the republicans had played, malpractice and insurance being at the top of the list. >> they were scared by the tea party. they...
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what has president obama done. what has he left when we started and where are we -- >> the key differences that's coming from bill clinton. that's 1992 to 2000. we haven't heard that from barack obama and maybe we will tonight and i think that's going to be a definitional moment for his presidency and certainly for his re-elect if he can frame that in his own words that we believe the next four years are going to be better off. it's great for bill clinton to tell us, but we need to hear it from him. >> what bill clinton did so well, he explained it. went through health care. why does it matter to you? these cuts in medicare matter to the seniors in the senior homes. it really -- >> but the president now hasn't talked about his health care plan that way and that's the point. >> we'll get that opportunity tonight. i think michele obama did a great job talking about why barack obama made a difference over the next four years but katty, at the end of the day, it does come down to the president himself standing up and d
what has president obama done. what has he left when we started and where are we -- >> the key differences that's coming from bill clinton. that's 1992 to 2000. we haven't heard that from barack obama and maybe we will tonight and i think that's going to be a definitional moment for his presidency and certainly for his re-elect if he can frame that in his own words that we believe the next four years are going to be better off. it's great for bill clinton to tell us, but we need to hear...
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so obama came out, he opened up a lead. you had the republican conservative commentary began to go into a panic over this past weekend. i think the campaign began to react to that. and now you have a slide -- you're making mistakes under pressure. and so they're in a tough spot. >> how serious was the mistake he made yesterday, attacking barack obama based on faulty information the same day we find out that the first u.s. ambassador since 1979 is murdered overseas? >> look, i think it was a big mistake. i think it was a very serious mistake. and it was because we're at the point of the campaign now where these impressions start to harden into concrete. people are evaluating now on a daily basis who has what it takes to be the next president in a challenging time? who has the right temperament? who has the right character? and he fell short on that with that statement. >> you know, when the news was breaking and mitt romney's statement came out, the one that followed in the news that i was watching was sarah palin's. and i c
so obama came out, he opened up a lead. you had the republican conservative commentary began to go into a panic over this past weekend. i think the campaign began to react to that. and now you have a slide -- you're making mistakes under pressure. and so they're in a tough spot. >> how serious was the mistake he made yesterday, attacking barack obama based on faulty information the same day we find out that the first u.s. ambassador since 1979 is murdered overseas? >> look, i think...
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in just a moment president obama and the first lady, michelle obama, will observe a moment of silence on the south lawn of the white house. just to give you a sense of the remembrance going on today, at 9:30 the president will head over to the pentagon for a wreath laying service where he will make remarks along with leon panetta and martin dempsey. vice president joe biden will be in pennsylvania to honor the passengers who took action against the hijackers on flight 93. there will be a reading of the names of the passengers and crew and the vice president will deliver brief remarks. >> and barack obama and michelle obama coming out right now, mika. obviously this president has faced the challenges of -- >> exactly 46 past the hour. the moment of silence. ♪ ♪ >> john meacham, this president now carries the tremendous burden that the last administration carried, to hold true to the words that so many americans spoke 11 years ago, never again. and what a burden that is for him. >> never forget. you talk to presidents. you hear president obama talk about the most solemn responsibili
in just a moment president obama and the first lady, michelle obama, will observe a moment of silence on the south lawn of the white house. just to give you a sense of the remembrance going on today, at 9:30 the president will head over to the pentagon for a wreath laying service where he will make remarks along with leon panetta and martin dempsey. vice president joe biden will be in pennsylvania to honor the passengers who took action against the hijackers on flight 93. there will be a...
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the obama campaign handed bill clinton the microphone and allowed him to define the race as obama/clinton versus romney/bush. the gop in clinton's narrative creates economic messes. democrats clean them up. mark halperin, did they -- what else could they have done with george w. bush? >> well, they did show a nice video featuring 41 and 43, but they don't want this to be about george bush. and i think part of the -- >> isn't that what's hamstringing this campaign? >> part of the power of bill clinton is he puts his imprint on the obama argument, then voting for romney sends us back to the bush years. and there's not much counter for that as long as mitt romney is not very specific about how he'd be different than george bush. >> steve ratner, isn't voting for romney bringing us back to the bush years in terms of policy? >> essentially it is. essentially when you cut through all of romney's policies, it's more of what bush did. it's more of bush tax cuts and no real vision. >> why wouldn't they be proud of that and roll him out? >> we have that versus barack obama promising four more years
the obama campaign handed bill clinton the microphone and allowed him to define the race as obama/clinton versus romney/bush. the gop in clinton's narrative creates economic messes. democrats clean them up. mark halperin, did they -- what else could they have done with george w. bush? >> well, they did show a nice video featuring 41 and 43, but they don't want this to be about george bush. and i think part of the -- >> isn't that what's hamstringing this campaign? >> part of...
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president obama did. and now with this really horrible -- not just a mistake, but it was adom inable what he did the other day. it was a bad thing. he ratchets down a bit more, and in a race where there's so few undecideds, he has to worry about the race essentially being locked in place. he has to worry about having enough time and enough persuadable voters out there to regain the ground that he's lost over the last couple weeks. >> craig shirley, you talked about mitt romney burning daylight. what can he do at this point? is it a speech? is it just the debates? is there enough time? how does he get someone like you or even eugene robinson who may not be actually supporting mitt romney to feel like there's a real race here? >> well, yeah, mika, that's a great point. what he's got to do is pivot back to an issue that's a strong point. we know about the discord in the middle east. we know what he said about it. what he's got to do is jump beyond that and say, look, this is why we need energy independence i
president obama did. and now with this really horrible -- not just a mistake, but it was adom inable what he did the other day. it was a bad thing. he ratchets down a bit more, and in a race where there's so few undecideds, he has to worry about the race essentially being locked in place. he has to worry about having enough time and enough persuadable voters out there to regain the ground that he's lost over the last couple weeks. >> craig shirley, you talked about mitt romney burning...
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obama. president obama is suddenly upside down when it comes to his favoribility among women, 50 to 46%. the most recent nbc/"wall street journal" poll showed president obama with a 15-point lead among women over mitt romney. i'm surprised by those numbers. >> that's a head scratcher. >> i don't know who's not surprised by these numbers. mark halperin, abc news/"washington post" poll, usually not an outliar poll. very interesting. those numbers don't add up. i cannot imagine the president being upside down among women. >> even with great polls, one in every ten is just bad and could be that. comes right after the republican convention where there was a concerted effort between mrs. romney and dr. rice, secretary rice and a bunch of other women speakers. i don't suspect those numbers are right. it may be a narrower gap. >> john heilemann? i agree with that. there was a cbs/"new york times" poll about six months ago that had a similar weird there, had obama ahead with men and behind with women
obama. president obama is suddenly upside down when it comes to his favoribility among women, 50 to 46%. the most recent nbc/"wall street journal" poll showed president obama with a 15-point lead among women over mitt romney. i'm surprised by those numbers. >> that's a head scratcher. >> i don't know who's not surprised by these numbers. mark halperin, abc news/"washington post" poll, usually not an outliar poll. very interesting. those numbers don't add up. i...
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that's something obama's bad, obama's bad. you've got to vote against obama and not giving the voters anything of himself. and the other night in that clip that we showed, it's been shown endlessly, the lack of optimism in governor romney's voice, in his behavior, i think affects a lot of people who might be inclined to vote for someone else other than obama. very negatively. >> that's a great point, mike. and again, we said it yesterday, if you look at -- and i'll say the names again. i know it drives people crazy on the left, but it's the truth. if you listen to what margaret thatcher said when she took control of the conservative party in '75, what ronald reagan said his entire life, they believe the conservative message helped the 100%. they believed that's how you got people out of the unemployment lines, how you got the working poor back to work with better jobs. and mitt romney just sounded so negative talking about the 47%, writing it off. forget the faux pas. i'm more concerned, as is daniel h heninger in "the wall st
that's something obama's bad, obama's bad. you've got to vote against obama and not giving the voters anything of himself. and the other night in that clip that we showed, it's been shown endlessly, the lack of optimism in governor romney's voice, in his behavior, i think affects a lot of people who might be inclined to vote for someone else other than obama. very negatively. >> that's a great point, mike. and again, we said it yesterday, if you look at -- and i'll say the names again. i...
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the obama people agree with this. they said to me yesterday one reason why this tape's getting so much coverage is because romney's not filling the vacuum with anything. he's doing one public event a day, maybe one interview a day, doing mostly closed fund-raisers. he hasn't changed the narrative in a month positive direction. he must change things in a more positive direction, and that's what they're counting on in the first debate. >> if you're only doing one event a day, it's because your staff is scared to get you out there. one a day. >> which is a problem. >> or you just don't like to? >> or it's based upon the assumption you can win an election by essentially making it a referendum on the incumbent, and that strategy is not going to be enough. you've got to give a positive case for the alternative. >> i agree. they need to read the peggy noonan editorial and readjust. >>> keith ellison joins us, chuck todd, academy award winner denzel washington and the discovery channel's micke rowe. >>> up next, sam stein. fi
the obama people agree with this. they said to me yesterday one reason why this tape's getting so much coverage is because romney's not filling the vacuum with anything. he's doing one public event a day, maybe one interview a day, doing mostly closed fund-raisers. he hasn't changed the narrative in a month positive direction. he must change things in a more positive direction, and that's what they're counting on in the first debate. >> if you're only doing one event a day, it's because...